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Project Manager

  • Oost-Vlaanderen, Oost-Vlaanderen
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Project Manager – Finance Portfolio

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join the Finance Portfolio team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a diverse portfolio of finance-related projects, including business process improvements, finance transformation initiatives, ERP implementation, regulatory, reporting, and digitalization projects. This role requires a strong project management professional who combines proven delivery expertise with a solid understanding of finance processes and business operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Portfolio Delivery & Governance
    • Lead multiple projects across the Finance portfolio, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, timeline, and quality expectations.
    • Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, resource plans, RAID logs, and governance documentation.
    • Apply established project management methodologies and governance standards across all initiatives.
    • Provide regular status reporting and executive updates to sponsors, steering committees, and senior leadership.
    • Ensure compliance with PMO standards, stage gate requirements, and delivery frameworks.
  • Stakeholder Management
    • Build strong relationships with Finance business leaders and key stakeholders.
    • Facilitate decision-making, drive alignment across departments, and manage competing priorities.
    • Act as the primary escalation point for project risks, issues, and dependencies.
    • Coordinate activities across business teams, IT delivery teams, external suppliers, and system integrators.
  • Finance Transformation Projects
    • Lead projects supporting Finance process transformation and optimization.
    • Ensure solutions align with Finance operating models, governance standards, and business objectives.
    • Support initiatives related to: Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Record-to-Report (R2R), Treasury & Cash Management, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Reporting & Compliance, Master Data and Process Governance.
  • Risk, Change & Quality Management
    • Proactively identify project risks and dependencies.
    • Drive mitigation actions and escalation where necessary.
    • Manage scope changes through formal change control processes.
    • Ensure project deliverables meet agreed quality standards and business expectations.
  • Cutover & Deployment Management
    • Lead cutover planning and deployment activities for relevant projects.
    • Develop and govern cutover plans, deployment schedules, and readiness assessments.
    • Coordinate business readiness, training, support preparedness, communications, and operational transition activities.
    • Drive go/no-go decision processes and executive readiness reviews.
    • Manage deployment risks, fallback strategies, and hypercare coordination.
    • Ensure successful transition into business-as-usual operations.
  • Continuous Improvement
    • Capture lessons learned and promote best practices across the Finance Portfolio.
    • Identify opportunities to improve delivery effectiveness, governance, and stakeholder engagement.
    • Contribute to the evolution of project management standards and portfolio management processes.

Required Experience

  • Minimum 8 years of project management experience delivering complex business and IT projects.
  • Proven experience managing Finance-related projects and transformation initiatives.
  • Strong knowledge of Finance processes.
  • Experience within SAP ERP environments, preferably SAP S/4HANA programmes.
  • Experience managing cross-functional and international project teams.
  • Demonstrated experience in vendor and system integrator management.
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering multiple projects concurrently.
  • Experience managing deployment, cutover, or go-live activities within large-scale transformation programmes.

Key Competencies

  • Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong financial and business process understanding.
  • Strategic thinker with hands-on delivery capability.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to operate effectively in complex multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Results-oriented with a strong focus on execution and accountability.